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american flag sunglasses

a lot of people nowadays have an attitude that spending money on experiences is superior to spending money on stuff. they regard shopping as an activity for the unenlightened, and all the more worthy individuals like themselves would spend their time and money traveling, climbing mountains, or something like that. this is evidenced by the decline of the mall in america, documented by deadmalls.com

well, i think its a pity. shopping in america, other than in nyc or a non-dead mall, kind of sucks. or maybe its the bad economy. i spent much of my childhood living in foreign countries, so i feel like traveling for the sake of traveling is kind of pointless and overrated. i am extremely extroverted and love doing activities Besides shopping, like duh, or else what would i be buying my cute outfits for??

so i was getting together my package to return to deb, and i Still cant decide if i should keep my american flag wayfarers, pictured below

so if there are any lurkers out there who read my blog, now is a good time to chime in!

deb shops package

,my package i ordered online from deb shops arrived

unboxing

here's what i got:

reign 'destroyed' skinny jeans - they fit well, but the 'destroyed' look didnt work on my legs as i thought it would, returning it

black sweater - ive been looking for the perfect black mesh sweater for more than half my life, i grew older but my tastes endured. it wasnt quite the holy grail of black mesh sweaters (i havent found that yet) but i already cut the tag off and its not hideous so i guess ill keep it

a body-shaping bodysuit - unfortunately i dont think it actually worked or made any difference to my... shape.... so ill probably return it. its also made of some synthetic itchy/irritating material. 

american flag wayfarers - i have been reading way too much total frat move. the sunglasses looked better on the website, and also, who am i kidding, im a tiny asian girl im about the furthest thing from 'all-american' or 'frat'. But i have been wanting wayfarers for some time, although i do have a lot of sunglasses already. so.... im undecided.

and lastly, a beaded necklace. - by far my favorite of all the items in the package. and only $5! exactly my style, perfect for summer, and the blue thing at the top is a leather-like material.

now on to find some scrap embroidery thread so i can make friendship-style bracelets

wajdja: black and white bracelet

i made a black and white bracelet like the one in the movie wajdja 

pink and green

they say, red and green should never be seen, but how about... pink and green?

the above photo for illustration purposes only, my nails are actually more of a barbie pink and the f21 top i plan to wear is a deep, forest green.

though, i like that ring, wonder where it is now (that is an old photo)

Blogging... lol

So I'm back. I've considered changing the url,  seeing as "Bimbo" may not have the best connotatIon, but a) I don't know what to change it to and b) chances  are I'm not going to blog enough to make it  worth it.

I tried blogging in my old, private LiveJournal  to see if I could detect  patterns in my daily life and routine that i could potentially improve on. It lasted all of 2 days.

I don't play miss bimbo/ ma bimbo any more, and i haven't painted my nails in forever. This is because 1) i haven't had time 2) i read about how toxic nail polish is (like duh). However, i still have plenty of diversions to keep me happy,  such as reading other blogs/websites:Total Frat Move, and Fail book / Fail blog being 2 of my favorites.  i still play Sims free play on my ipad, although it's usually limited to the hour before i sleep and never during the day. I still have a need to go shopping periodically, especially for clothes and accessories. I swear i would be a gothic Lolita if the stars align correctly.  I've also dabbled in card making again, all those thank you cards after my son's 1 st birthday. And lots more totally interesting stuff I'm sure you're dying to hear about. 

So I've got a bunch of photos backed  up in my phone, and .5 - 1 hour to kill.  Might as well right?

top stylist

ive gone back to playing one of my old ipad games, top stylist

ill take screen shots when i figure out how

brrr

so cold

so dont want to get out of bed today

chapaghetti and fried egg

my favorite comfort food

baby sim!

my sim baby is ready

but im going to wait till tonight so my husband can see the big moment too!

he says baby sim looks like helvetica man

colorful mani

here is a manicure my 5 y o niece gave me

after that had run its course i gave the mani new life by using striping tape and holo polish from born pretty store

Sims freeplay

so my latest time sink is sims freeplay

i play on my ipad

love those boots

Red nail polish

Red nail polish from the face shop
Wore it to Christmas party,  this was right before i  took  off to change it to New year party nails

Chinese new year shopping

Since I am unfortunately unable to return to the motherland this Chinese New Year, the next best thing to do is engage in some online shopping and hope it arrives on time. I can't find any US online clothing or accessories stores that have specifically Chinese New Year sales, or have specifically Asian fashions. If you know of any, please leave me a note in the comments. Or else, I guess I could do another Forever 21 run, but that would just be so predictable, not to mention I already did their online Black Friday sale, as well as Boxing Day sale at Forever 21 in Destiny USA (pics to come soon).

My minimalist nail polish stash

My stash is tiny compared to you serious nail polish ... polishers. Although I do have a bunch in my childhood bedroom many 1000s of miles away. I'm also on a permanent no-buy. 

so on to the goods:

from l - r, top - bottom

left 1/3:

deja vu buffer

born pretty store striping tape

born pretty store hello kitty stickers

middle 1/3:

kiss nail art stencils

deja vu cuticle oil

mosaic glitter polish

mosaic yellow polish

THE FACE SHOP red polish

sally hansen topcoat

opi because i said so

maybelline bing cherry

glossyblossoms stickers

h&m black is back

right 1/3

hello kitty thermometer

non hello kitty thermometer

nail clippers

aldo grey polish

essie trophy wife

piggy paints tea party for two

hard candy pee wee purple

essie lovie dovie

essie mochaccino

born pretty store holo polish

mattese nyc (pink)

opi (mini white)

Painted Hand print foot print plaster casts

I was talked into paying $25 for 3 plaster casts of my son's hands and feet. I thought it included painting but no, the artist ran out of time and said she would mail the paints to me, never got them :(

On top of that she wrapped them in paper towels, causing them to Mold. I gave the only non moldy one to my aunt to bring back for grandma (great grandma to my son). I spent a couple hours using nail polish (essie trophy wife and mochaccino) to paint the remaining two. After which my mom decided she wants to keep them and not give  as Christmas presents.

I got LOVE, BEAUTY, and FRIENDS

I got LOVE, BEAUTY and FRIENDS
Exactly what I wanted :)

About this blog

I started Miss Bimbo Girl blog in 2009 when i started playing Miss Bimbo. There were plenty of websites bashing the game, but hardly any by players playing the game itself. Time went on and eventually i stopped playing: according to my hazy memory i think i got stuck on a particularly long level, and then school, work, wedding planning, and moving came along and i abandoned the game for good. 

I started taking a greater interest in nail art / fashion/shopping/lifestyle blogging mid-2013. I don't want to limit myself to one topic e.g. nails,  and also don't want to overwhelm my friends and followers of my personal Facebook page so I decided to create a blog to post frivolous things. Since i already had the url http://missbimbogirl.blogspot.com i decided to just continue blogging here. I've started and abandoned blogs and subdomains more times than i can count, we'll see if this one sticks. 

In January 2014 i decided to log into my old Miss Bimbo account but website is closed. Like, Miss Bimbo (English version) is done. Over. The original French version Ma Bimbo, however, is still up. The game is stretching my limited French language skills to the limit; I wish I had this game when I was learning high school French. This is my profile (same username): cymbellinexox

Infinity onion ring

Burger king onion rings are my guilty pleasure

BCBG MAX AZRIA DRESS

I bought this BCBG MAX AZRIA dress from Waterloo Premium outlet before Christmas

Outlet malls are great! I really could have afforded to buy 2 dresses, and maybe even accessories

 

My outfit: Red cardigan from my mom (I know I wore it 2 events in a row, but it's holiday season so do I get a free pass?)

Diamond earrings (not visible) from my husband

Necklace  from Forever 21

Black tights with gold glitter also from Forever 21 (not pictured)

Stackable rings from Guess (also from the same Waterloo Outlet run)

Red nails from THE FACE SHOP nail polish

Watch from adidas that I've had forever and will never ever ever change

Claire's 2014 haul

So I went shopping on the last shopping day of the year. 

I think prices jump back to normal on Jan 1.

Or so I say to give myself an excuse to shop, and then a reason to curb my enthusiasm and make new resolutions for the new year.

Not like I'll need it if I shop at Claires...

I know there comes a time in a girl's life where it starts being weird to wear things targeted at teenagers

I dread that day coming, but I am turning 30 this year (eek!)

This quote comes to mind "It's ok if the statement your statement piece makes is 'I still shop at that place at the mall that targets teenagers'"

That being said, I'd gladly pay $23 including tax for 2 "statement" necklaces, a pair of earrings, and sunglasses 

Below, a bunch of pictures of the earrings, sunglasses, and my baby.

New year party nails

So My car was totaled and towed to the lot. I had a chance to get my important stuff out of the car before it was scrapped. I noticed a bottle of nail polish in the snow near the car, I did not know if it came from my car or somewhere else, but I don't remember ever buying it. Anyway I brought it home and washed it off and painted it on my nails for the new year party. I blogged about my outfit in the previous post. 

Bing cherry 305 

maybelline express finish

Verdict: great coverage in one coat - in fact you sort of have to only use 1 coat or it goes on way too thick and uneven

They also weren't kidding about the fast drying formula - My thumb was practically dry before i finished my pinky

The color is also pretty much what I expected, red in some lights and dark pink in others

Of course I don't know how much of it is the original formulation and how much of it is due to sitting outside in subzero snow and ice for an indeterminate period of time. 

Even if nothing else, I got to try a new color and add to my collection without spending a dime, thus maintaining my perma-No buy. 

Update

Hi everyone!
I don't play Miss Bimbo any more (for now at least), so this blog is now a lifestyle/fashion blog for stuff I like.

Cheers,
cymbellinexox

Happy New Year!

A better picture of my outfit:

Dress from delia's black friday sale

Gold sequins on top (are kind of uncomfortable, but can put up with it for a night)

Connected to a black skirt

Red cardigan from my mom

Necklace also from black friday delia's sale

I bought a wrap bracelet to go with it but it got damaged (in transit?) 

So I'm wearing a stretch crystals bracelet my friend gave me for my birthday

 

 Rocking my 2014 glasses!

  

Close up of my earrings that were otherwise impossible to see

From Claire's